Shackle reverse for leaf sprung vehicles

Have driven a 60 with shackles reversed, not worth the money in my opinion, better to buy decent shocks and maybe springs if it's a bit tired. If you go for the reversal, check that your front driveshaft is not going to run out of travel on compression, as with reversed shackles the diff moves backwards on compression rather than forwards.

Reversal makes a big difference to ride quality in a 4_ series, and makes them drive straighter on the road under accellaration, and braking.

Its easy to do, I machine a bush like a hilux and fit it in the chassis, and use 75 series shackles, and on the last 40 I did I used 60 series springs all around, so i could fit bigger wheels by moving the diff forward on the already more forward centre bolts of the 60 springs.

late 4- series, 75 series, and 60 series use the same shackle bushes.

my last 40